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What is scserver.exe? Microsoft Search Client Server

Vendor:      Microsoft Corp
Product:     Microsoft Search Client Server
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.com
Last Seen by PC Pitstop:      No Data

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Process is questionablePC Pitstop has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Pitstop Analysis

Purpose: SCServer.exe is part of Microsoft's Search Client Server.It is a required part of the Windows Operating system.

scserver.exe is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.

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scserver.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.89%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 8 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
scserver.exe

MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 File Info Last Seen Signed Day Week Month Threat info
1 Status 0x99b6ce3840f5ad5c4b13b666249aa467 More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 227 1587 6061 Not Applicable
2 Status 0x5875b778b188fd9fc4b49c03da3cf4fc More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 221 1583 6924 Not Applicable
3 Status 0x57ac9224296df9cb7acd5921d52c35d2 More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 5 122 738 Not Applicable
4 Status 0x0deea33c7df8de7802c37651013e5830 More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 118 742 4143 Not Applicable
5 Status 0xfce74a025f04d2ace0f934b88cf5c706 More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 26 185 656 Not Applicable
6 Status 0xe2d00657031f5fa2bdb845e1c39ac1e0 More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 3 35 272 Not Applicable
7 Status 0x4717cc0cc613c56c9ab3ab19bc43bb74 More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 24 233 1063 Not Applicable
8 Status 0x53a5245e47f086ce6b27604caa30e550 More File Information 7/7/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
9 Status 0x20c2d774e5d21248fc110fcb11463351 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
10 Status 0x00deea33c7df8de7802c37651013e583 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
11 Status 0x9fcfa8ff6917f9e318ea9ff511d481ed More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
12 Status 0x232c79c3e7b845e831c8c7d985fa9736 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0x5875b778b188fd9fc4b49c03da3cf4fc 2/7/2012 2:17:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Search Client Server 308 KB
2 Status 0x0deea33c7df8de7802c37651013e5830 2/7/2012 12:39:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Search Client Server 308 KB
3 Status 0x99b6ce3840f5ad5c4b13b666249aa467 2/7/2012 12:40:00 AM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Search Client Server 308 KB
4 Status 0x57ac9224296df9cb7acd5921d52c35d2 2/6/2012 4:22:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Search Client Server 303 KB
5 Status 0x4717cc0cc613c56c9ab3ab19bc43bb74 2/4/2012 4:39:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Search Client Server 303 KB
6 Status 0xfce74a025f04d2ace0f934b88cf5c706 9/18/2011 7:24:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Search Client Server 303 KB
7 Status 0x53a5245e47f086ce6b27604caa30e550 9/8/2011 4:38:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Search Client Server 311 KB
8 Status 0xe2d00657031f5fa2bdb845e1c39ac1e0 9/4/2011 10:28:00 AM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Search Client Server 303 KB
9 Status 0xa98e58741ecf0372ce8dc64961e9d113 8/22/2010 9:40:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Search Client Server 303 KB



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